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Source: www.businessinsider.com – Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Most evidence suggests that moderate drinking is healthy , and it might even boost your immunity . While no M.D. will give you the thumbs up for heavy drinking ( for good reason ), it is possible to choose drinks this New Year's Eve that aren't all bad. While drinks light in calories (say those made with diet soda or bubbly water) are good choices for your waistline, other drinks also offer health rewards on a night when hedonism usually reigns. Manhattan A Manhattan , or really anything made with bitters, is a good choice for a cocktail that goes down easy. Bitters are a potent mix of herbs or flowers with water and alcohol, and they were a staple of herbal remedies long before they were an artisanal ingredient in fancy cocktails. Limited evidence suggests they may ease digestion . Red Wine A glass of Cabernet is not a common choice for hard partiers, but some studies in animals have suggested that — thanks perhaps to an ingredient called resveratrol — it may protect against a variety of age-related diseases . While something in red wine does seem to help the heart, according to The Mayo Clinic , "to get the same dose of resveratrol used in the mice studies, a person would have to drink over 60 liters of red wine every day." Bottoms up? Screwdriver Orange juice may be packed with sugar, but just one cup will get to your recommended daily value of Vitamin C. (The popular immune-booster is not a cure-all, but it can reduce the sev